NASWA Collaborators

A NASWA Collaborator is a public or private organization or individual with whom NASWA has an ongoing working relationship that is either informal or stated formally in a memorandum of understanding or contract. Below are organizations that NASWA collaborates with.

Government & Intergovernmental Collaborators

U.S. Department of Defense – NASWA, USDOL, and the Department of Defense took a proactive role in reviewing reemployment services for separating veterans from their military jobs. The goal of the effort is to move ex-servicemembers off unemployment to viable jobs. NASWA is also involved in the DoD's Heroes to Hired initiative through the National Labor Exchange by providing unduplicated and verified job order content for the initiative's website.

U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) – NASWA communicates the state workforce agencies' perspective when it comes to the proposal, implementation and reform of federal job workforce programs. NASWA continues to engage USDOL to further the state role in the workforce system.

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs – NASWA is engaged with the Department of Veterans Affairs through the utilization of the National Labor Exchange's job order content and job search interface at VetSuccess.gov. Vetsuccess.gov is the Department of Veterans Affairs' online resource for veterans to facilitate the transition from active duty to civilian life.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), NASWA, USDOL, Federation of Tax Administrators, CA, MI, NJ, NY, and NC helped shape the Questionable Employment Tax Practices (QETP) initiative to help the IRS and states leverage resources and improve compliance with federal and state employment tax laws.

National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB) – The National Association of Workforce Boards represents approximately 600 Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs) and their 12,000 business members that coordinate and leverage workforce strategies with education and economic development stakeholders within their local communities, to ensure that state and local workforce development and job training programs meet the needs of employers.

National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) – The National Conference of State Legislatures is a bipartisan organization that serves the legislators and staffs of the 50 states and territories. NASWA works with NCSL collaborating on policies and issues that impact the state workforce system.

National Governors Association (NGA) – The National Governors Association is a bipartisan organization that promotes states leadership, shares best practices and speaks collectively for state governors on national policy. NASWA has worked with NGA on a wide range of issues to communicate policies that are in the best interest for states.

U.S. Census Bureau – The U.S. Census Bureau is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System responsible for producing data about the American people and economy.

Workforce Information Council – The Workforce Information Council (WIC) is a partnership between the Bureau of Labor Statistics, State employment statistics agency representatives, and other Federal agencies, who works together to plan, guide, and oversee the nationwide workforce information system. Many members of the NASWA Labor Market Information Committee are also involved in the Workforce Information Council.

Workforce Research Collaborators

Capital
Research Corporation (CRC) – Capital Research Corporation
specializes in program evaluation, policy analysis and development of automated
information systems. The firm has expertise in providing policy expertise in
employment, training, education, welfare, health, and other human services
programs. CRC works with CESER on the Recovery Act study.

Jacob France Institute, University of
Baltimore – The Jacob France Institute (JFI) serves as a leading source of
high quality statistical information and research covering the interaction of
business, worker, and government investment decisions.

John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce
Development, Rutgers University– The John J. Heldrich
Center for Workforce Development, based at Rutgers, The State University of New
Jersey, is a research and policy institute dedicated to raising the
effectiveness of the American workplace by strengthening workforce education
and training programs. The John J. Heldrich Center assisted ITSC in the
development of the UI Workforce Connectivity Portal and NASWA assisted the
Center in an older worker study.

Organisation
for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) – The
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development is an international
economic organization of 34 countries founded in 1961 to stimulate economic
progress and world trade. OECD partnered with NASWA and the World Association
of Public Employment Services (WAPES) to host a Conference on Long-Term
Unemployment as part of the 2013 NASWA Winter Policy Forum.

Ray Marshall Center University of
Texas-Austin– The
Ray Marshall Center's research and evaluation efforts encompass a broad array
of human resource development issues including employment training, education,
childcare and welfare reform. The Ray Marshall Center has worked with CESER on
workforce system research reports, including the Recovery Act study.

W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research– The
W.E. Upjohn Institute is an independent, nonprofit, endowed research
organization founded in 1945 for the purpose of finding, evaluating, and
promoting solutions to employment-related problems. The Institute is working
with CESER on the Recovery Act study.

Urban
Institute– The
Urban Institute analyzes policies, evaluates programs and informs community
development to improve social, civic and economic well-being. NASWA worked with
the Urban Institute on the UI Performance and Accountability project and the
Recovery Act study.

America's Job Exchange (AJE) – AJE
is an online destination for job seekers to find jobs and manage career
enhancement. AJE was the successful bidder in ITSC's first RFP on the Review of
State UI Websites and Development of a Standardized Portable Website Prototype
Template.

APQC – APQC
helps organizations to assess and improve their performance. APQC worked with
ITSC on the Best Practices, Connectivity and UI Performance and Accountability
projects.

AgencyQ – AgencyQ is a
technology design consultancy company that worked with ITSC in the development
of requirements for the Workforce3One website.

Burson-Marsteller (BM)– BM
is a leading global public relations firm. BM was the successful bidder of the
ITSC UI Claimant and Employer Messages Project. In addition BM created a SIDES
marketing plan targeting employers and the SIDES eResponse system.

CSG Government Solutions – CSG
Government Solutions is a leading government operations consulting firm focused
on helping states modernize critical program enterprises. CSG provides with
ITSC with Data Validation technical assistance and training.

Gartner, Inc.– Gartner
Inc. is a leading information technology research and advisory company. Gartner
was selected as the winning vendor to develop the requirements for UI and
Workforce Systems Connectivity Requirements Gathering RFP issued by ITSC.

Maher & Maher – Maher & Maher is a
New Jersey-based change management consulting firm serving clients in the
communications and government services sectors. Maher & Maher worked with
ITSC on the UI Workforce Connectivity Projects.

Mathematica – Mathematica
is a policy research organization which conducts program evaluation, policy
research and interpretation, survey design and data collection, and performance
measurement and data management. Mathematica is also working with ITSC on the
Legislative E-Learning Training.

Xerox Services – Xerox Services is a contractor
for ITSC environment and professional services, State Information Data Exchange
System (SIDES), and UI Interstate Connection Network (ICON).

Advisory Councils

Advisory Committee on
Veterans' Employment, Training and Employer Outreach (ACVETEO) – ACVETEO
is a Congressionally mandated Advisory Committee authorized under Title 38,
U.S. Code, Section 4110 and subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, as amended. The ACVETEO is responsible for: assessing
employment and training needs of Veterans; determining the extent to which the
programs and activities of the U.S. Department of Labor meet these needs;
assisting to conduct outreach to employers seeking to hire Veterans. The
ACVETEO meets at least quarterly. NASWA Deputy Director Bob Simoneau is a
member.

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta– NASWA
Executive Director Rich Hobbie serves on the Labor, Education and Health
Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. The Council supports
the Federal Reserve System Community Affairs' Workforce Development and
Employment Issues Program.

Social Jobs Partnership

DirectEmployers Association – DirectEmployers
Association and NASWA formed an alliance in March 2007 to provide an
employer-funded, jointly administered National Labor Exchange (NLX) as a
replacement for the discontinued America's Job Bank.

Facebook – Facebook is an online social
networking service. Facebook is a partner in the Social Jobs Partnership which
is working to facilitate employment through the use of online social networks.
Visit NASWA's Facebook account here.

National
Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) – Established
in 1956, the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) is the
leading source of information on the employment of the college educated. NACE
is a partner in the Social-Jobs Partnership which aims to facilitate employment
through the use of online social networks.

U.S.
Department of Labor (USDOL) – The United States Department
of Labor is a cabinet-level department of the U.S. federal government
responsible for unemployment insurance benefits, re-employment services, and
some economic statistics. USDOL is a partner in the Social Jobs Partnership.

Healthcare Virtual Career Network

American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)– The
AACC represents and advocates for nearly 1,200 associate-degree granting
institutions with more than 13 million students. NASWA worked with AACC on the
development of the Healthcare Virtual Career Network (VCN).

American Council on Education (ACE)– ACE
is a higher education organization that represents presidents and chancellors
of all types of accredited colleges and universities. ACE supported the
development of the Healthcare Virtual Career Network (VCN).

American Dental Education Association (ADEA)– ADEA
represents all U.S. and Canadian dental schools in an effort to address
contemporary issues in dental education. ADEA assisted in the development of
the Virtual Career Network (VCN).

Ed2Go – Ed2Go
is an industry leader in online learning and course offerings over the past ten
years. Ed2Go supported the development of the Healthcare Virtual Career Network
(VCN).

iSeek
Solutions– iSeek
Solutions is Minnesota's comprehensive career, education and job resource.
iSeek assisted in the development of the Healthcare Virtual Career Network
(VCN).

Jobs
for the Future (JFF)– JFF
identifies, develops, and promotes education and workforce strategies that
expand opportunity for youth and adults. JFF partnered in the development of
the Healthcare Virtual Career Network (VCN).

XPAND Corporation– XPAND Corporation has
been a leading provider of Information Technology services and solutions since 1991.
XPAND Corporation aided the development of the Healthcare Virtual Career
Network (VCN).

Workforce System Resource & Educational Collaborators

America's Job Link Alliance (AJLA) – America's
Job Link Alliance is an association of state workforce agencies formed in 2001
with the goal of designing an affordable information management system to
support the operations of one-stop workforce development centers.

Data Quality Campaign (DQC)– The
Data Quality Campaign (DQC) is a national, collaborative effort to encourage
and support state policymakers to improve the availability and use of
high-quality education data to improve student achievement. NASWA participates
in national discussions at DQC meetings and events, while supporting an
exchange of information with various other partners in support of the
development of the state workforce longitudinal data system.

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
(FINRA)– FINRA
is an independent regulator for security firms doing business in the US. FINRA
registers brokers and brokerage firms, writes and enforce rules governing their
activities and educate investors. NASWA partnered with FINRA on the Job
Dislocation brochure Making Smart Financial Decisions After a Job Loss.

Greg Newton and Associates– Greg
Newton and Associates offers a team of experts that provide highly rated and
useful training on the topics most affecting the workforce investment system.
NASWA facilitates state engagement with Greg Newton.

Maher & Maher– Maher
& Maher is a New Jersey based human management consulting firm serving clients
in the communications and government services sectors. Maher & Maher worked
with ITSC on the UI Workforce Connectivity Projects.

National Disability Institute (NDI) – The
National Disability Institute is a national not for profit corporation that is
dedicated to changing thinking and behavior that advance the financial
stability and economic strength of persons with disabilities across the
country.

National Skills Coalition (NSC)– The
National Skills Coalition organizes broad-based coalitions seeking to raise the
skills of America's workers across a range of industries. NASWA began working
with the NSC and other partners in support of the Data Quality Initiative, but
with a focus on workforce agencies and the state workforce longitudinal data
systems.

National Veterans Training Institute (NVTI) – The
National Veterans Training Institute was established in 1986 to further develop
and enhance the professional skills of veterans' employment and training
service providers throughout the United States. The program is funded by the
U.S. Department of Labor/Veterans' Employment and Training Service, and
administered by the University of Colorado Denver with training conducted in
Denver, Colorado.

Society
for Human Resource Management (SHRM) – The Society for Human Resource
Management (SHRM) is the world's largest association devoted to human resource
management. Representing more than 250,000 members in over 140 countries, the
Society serves the needs of HR professionals and advances the interests of the
HR profession.

UWC – UWC is supportive
of NASWA's UI Administrative Funding Proposal. The proposal would allow more
Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) revenue returned to the states in good
economic times and also provide funding for information technology
improvements.

Workforce Research Partners

Capital
Research Corporation (CRC) – Capital Research Corporation
specializes in program evaluation, policy analysis and development of automated
information systems. The firm has expertise in providing policy expertise in
employment, training, education, welfare, health, and other human services
programs. CRC works with CESER on the Recovery Act study.

Jacob France Institute, University of
Baltimore – The Jacob France Institute (JFI) serves as a leading source of
high quality statistical information and research covering the interaction of
business, worker, and government investment decisions.

John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce
Development, Rutgers University– The John J. Heldrich
Center for Workforce Development, based at Rutgers, The State University of New
Jersey, is a research and policy institute dedicated to raising the
effectiveness of the American workplace by strengthening workforce education
and training programs. The John J. Heldrich Center assisted ITSC in the
development of the UI Workforce Connectivity Portal and NASWA assisted the
Center in an older worker study.

Organisation
for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) – The
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development is an international
economic organization of 34 countries founded in 1961 to stimulate economic
progress and world trade. OECD partnered with NASWA and the World Association
of Public Employment Services (WAPES) to host a Conference on Long-Term
Unemployment as part of the 2013 NASWA Winter Policy Forum.

Ray Marshall Center University of
Texas-Austin– The
Ray Marshall Center's research and evaluation efforts encompass a broad array
of human resource development issues including employment training, education,
childcare and welfare reform. The Ray Marshall Center has worked with CESER on
workforce system research reports, including the Recovery Act study.

W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research– The
W.E. Upjohn Institute is an independent, nonprofit, endowed research
organization founded in 1945 for the purpose of finding, evaluating, and
promoting solutions to employment-related problems. The Institute is working
with CESER on the Recovery Act study.

Urban
Institute– The
Urban Institute analyzes policies, evaluates programs and informs community
development to improve social, civic and economic well-being. NASWA worked with
the Urban Institute on the UI Performance and Accountability project and the
Recovery Act study.

America's Job Exchange (AJE) – AJE
is an online destination for job seekers to find jobs and manage career
enhancement. AJE was the successful bidder in ITSC's first RFP on the Review of
State UI Websites and Development of a Standardized Portable Website Prototype
Template.

APQC – APQC
helps organizations to assess and improve their performance. APQC worked with
ITSC on the Best Practices, Connectivity and UI Performance and Accountability
projects.

AgencyQ – AgencyQ is a
technology design consultancy company that worked with ITSC in the development
of requirements for the Workforce3One website.

Burson-Marsteller (BM)– BM
is a leading global public relations firm. BM was the successful bidder of the
ITSC UI Claimant and Employer Messages Project. In addition BM created a SIDES
marketing plan targeting employers and the SIDES eResponse system.

CSG Government Solutions – CSG
Government Solutions is a leading government operations consulting firm focused
on helping states modernize critical program enterprises. CSG provides with
ITSC with Data Validation technical assistance and training.

Gartner, Inc.– Gartner
Inc. is a leading information technology research and advisory company. Gartner
was selected as the winning vendor to develop the requirements for UI and
Workforce Systems Connectivity Requirements Gathering RFP issued by ITSC.

Maher & Maher – Maher & Maher is a
New Jersey-based change management consulting firm serving clients in the
communications and government services sectors. Maher & Maher worked with
ITSC on the UI Workforce Connectivity Projects.

Mathematica – Mathematica
is a policy research organization which conducts program evaluation, policy
research and interpretation, survey design and data collection, and performance
measurement and data management. Mathematica is also working with ITSC on the
Legislative E-Learning Training.

Xerox Services – Xerox Services is a contractor
for ITSC environment and professional services, State Information Data Exchange
System (SIDES), and UI Interstate Connection Network (ICON).